Ideas, practices and conversations from the Village.
The Village extends beyond our residency experience.
Through stories, reflection and shared learning, we welcome you to step further into the Village—exploring the ideas, questions and practices shaping our work and the future we are building together.
Living Guide
Explore our evolving body of practices, frameworks, stories and guided reflections that illuminate the philosophy and lived experience of the Village while inviting you into an ongoing experience of inquiry into your leadership and our collective possibility.
New Seneca Village in the Media
Articles
Proximate <> Ain, Restoration as Core to Leadership. October 2025.
Nonprofit Quarterly, Centering Restorative Principles for BIPOC Leaders in Nonprofits. October 2024.
Kataly Foundation,
Land, Space and Revolutionary Rest. December 2023.
Just Economy Institute, Ain Bailey on Feeding Your Vision. December 2023.
Nonprofit Quarterly, Dreaming and Designing Healing Systems. September 2022.
Nonprofit Quarterly, Building Power, Building Wealth: The Value of Community Driven Models. June 2022.
Podcasts
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We Outside Podcast
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Generative conversations with Villagers that invite us to re-connect to our humanity, re-engage our divinity and illuminate all of the richness that lies between.
Season One out now!
Highly Visible podcast
What Are You Devoted To? Money, Imagination & the Future. a conversation with Ain. July 2026
Sonogram Podcast,
Ain + Taina in conversation about restoration and the responsibilities of philanthropy to meet this moment. August 2025
Gratitude Blooming podcast, feat. Ain.
Live in the Future Now with Humility. July 2026
Villager Reflections
"I didn't know how much I needed this experience until I had it. I was truly tired, yet kept moving through my routine thinking I was being effective. Truth be told, I was just being effective at scattering my energy...
As an organizational founder and Executive Director, my day-to-day life is filled with decisions that affect many people. This residency gave me time to take a break from this weight and think about my own growth and healing. This time allowed me to really think about the future direction of my organization...
My health and healing is the leading determinant to my organization's health and healing."
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- 2023 Villager, Organizational founder and Executive Director
